Illuminated toy balloon and lighting effect.



A. SALZER. ILLUMINAfED TOY BALLOON AND LIGHTING EFFECT.

' APPLICATION men JULY 20. 1916,

l fi h Patented. J 11116 '12, 1917.

y c.) 5 p 7?? ATTORNEY ARTHUR SAIJZER,- OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ILLUMINATED TOY BALLOON AND LTGHTING EFFECT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11111119 112, 119117.

, Application filed July 20, 1916. Serial No. 110,261.

i To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR SALZER, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the borough of Manhattan,'

city and State of- New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Illuminated Toy Balloons and Lighting Effects, of which the following is a specification.

construction for use as a hanging lantern The present invention relates to improvements in illuminated toy balloons and display devices, and has for its object to provide such a device which will be particularly suitable for parties, celebrations, advertising displays, etc., and in which a balloon having a handle may be so'illuminated as to present a very attractive display. The balloon may be inflated to any reasonablesize, thereby causing the material from which the same is made to become thinner, and increasing the brilliancy of the lighting effect.

A further objectis to provide in such a device means for permitting the inflation of the balloon, and also to prevent the heating of the air in the balloon by the illuminating means, thereby guarding against bursting.

vice whichis simple and inexpensive in construction, will not readily become broken, and which will be self contained and easily carried in the hand, and may therefore be conveniently used for theatrical purposes to produce attractive stage efl'e'cts. v With these and other objects in view, my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and finally pointed out in the claims. a

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my inventlon, V i

Fig. 2 shows a balloon portion thereof, deflated,

Fig. 3 shows the handle portion,

Fig. 4 shows the-electric light and bat- Fig. 5 1s a sectlonal view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view partly in elevation, andwith parts broken away showing the lower end of the handle andbattery, and 1 t Fig. 7 shows a slightly modified form of display, as distinguished from one. carried in the hand.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

A collapsible hollow body 10, in spherical or other form, constitutes the balloon member of this device. This hollow body is composed of rubber or other suitable material and is provided with a neck 11 having a head 11 at it slower end, said neck being also preferably composed of rubber.

A tubular member 12 serves the triple function of a support for the balloon member 10, as an inflating tube therefor and as a lamp holder. This tubular member 12 has an orifice 13 at its upper end and a flap valve 14 adapted to close said orifice. It has at its lower end a contracted screw-threaded neck 15 and between said ends an external stop 13 preferably in the form of a circumferential rib. This tube is preferably constructed wholly. of transparent or translucent material such as glass, but the lower upper portion of the tube 12 fits closely with- A still further object is to provide such a dein the neck 11 of the balloon member 10 and projects above said neck into the interior of 'said member, the bead of said neck resting.

against the stop 13 of said tubularmember.

A screwthreaded thimble 16 fits the screwthreaded neck15'and is provided at its lower end with an innerflange 17, said flange having a series-of ventilating holes 17".

An illuminating member 19 carries an incandescent electric lamp, the "bulb 28 of which projects at the upper end thereof. This illuminating member may comprise a battery, and is provided at its lower end with a screwthreaded neck 18 which engages the flange 17 of the thimble 16 and the screwthreaded cap 21 fits said neck 18 and closes the lower end of the casing of the illuminating member. A set screw 22 extends.

' lamp 23 emits light rays which pass through the translucent member 12 and illuminate the balloon member 10.

In the use of the tubular member 10 as an inflating tube, the illuminating element 19 is removed therefrom and air under pressure issupplied to the lower end of said tube by the human mouth or in large quantities by mechanical means, such for instance as a pump, and the air thus supplied is driven through said tube and is injected into the balloon through the valved opening 13*. When the balloon member is properly charged, the flap valve 14 closes the orifice 13 preventing the escape of the air.

The battery is then fitted into place and by turning the set screw 22, the electric bulb 23 may be lighted, thereby illuminating the inflated balloon. Any suitable ornamentation may be applied to the balloon in the usual manner, such as faces, advertising matter or the like. The space within the handle portion surrounding the electric light serves to prevent the heating and expansion of the air within the balloon, thereby preventing accidental bursting.

sions; whereas the construction first described is adapted to be carried in the hand, the extension of the triple tubular member adapting it to serve as a handle.

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory form of my invention, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: 7

1. A. device of the character described comprising a balloon member composed of a flexible body having a tubular neck, 'a tubular member having a translucent portion projected through and beyond said neck into said body and provided with a valved orifice, and an illuminating member disposed within said tubular member, projecting into said balloon member, terminating below the inner end of said tubular member and provided at its inner end within said tubular member with a lamp bulb; said tubular member being adapted to serve the triple purpose of lamp holder, balloon support and inflating tube.

2. In a device of the character described, a balloon, a transparent chamber extending into said balloon, and provided with means to provide inflation of the balloon and escape of air therefromfand an electric light disposed within said transparent chamber adapted to illuminate the balloon.

3. In a device of the character described, a balloon, a transparent chamber extending into said balloon and provided with meansto provide inflation and escape of the air therefrom, an electric light insaid chamber spaced from the walls thereof, and adapted to illuminate said balloon, said chamber adapted to prevent the heating and expan- 

